Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.

I think this is the first tumblr submission I've received so that's interesting, if you drew those urban sketches they look really nice!

Congratulations on completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.

Things you did well:

• Your lines are all looking confidently and tidily drawn.

• You're keeping your hatching lines evenly spaced and well thought out rather than rushing them.

• It's good to see that you're experimenting with orientations. Experimenting is an important habit because it helps us deepen our understanding of concepts. I hope to see you continue experimenting in the future as well.

• While your convergences weren't bad in the beginning they are looking more consistent towards the end of the challenge which is a good sign that your sense of 3D space is coming along nicely.

Things you can work on:

• It doesn't look like you're trying to implement line weight (or if you are it's really subtle and just hard to tell from the pictures). While it's not a requirement of the challenge it can take a fair bit of mileage before people find themselves comfortable applying it, the sooner you build up that mileage the sooner it can pay off.

• There's room for you to experiment more with proportions and rates of foreshortening, you kept most of your boxes fairly similar in terms of shape and left didn't move your vanishing points closer to your boxes very often. Just remember that experimenting is how we grow.

• There are times when your lines converge in pairs or you attempt to keep your lines a bit too parallel which results in them diverging. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening.

The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.

Overall while you did make a few mistakes your boxes are looking pretty solid so far with noticeable improvement and with more mileage you'll continue this trend and become more consistent. That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and moving you on to lesson 2.

It's recommended that you rotate between all your previously completed exercises in your warm ups. While organic forms and boxes can both teach you about 3D space they're ultimately both different tasks and both useful so it's best to practice both rather than end up with holes in your skill set.

You overshooting your lines isn't super noticeable but if you aren't already you can try lifting your pen while it's in motion rather than stopping on the page. This helps maintain your confidence and as you build up muscle memory you'll learn when to lift in order to stop at the correct time. If you are already doing this then it's just a matter of continuing to build up that mileage.

Keep practicing previous exercises as warm ups and good luck in lesson 2!